Alexis Sterling (2024-07-17). Appeals court dismisses case against Biden administration for complicity in alleged Gaza genocide. nationofchange.org The three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco affirmed a lower court's dismissal of the lawsuit against President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

newarab (2024-07-17). Palestinian prisoner lost half his body weight in Israeli prison. newarab.com Like someone who emerged from a cave after an eternity, with deteriorating health and a dilapidated body, bodybuilding champion His family, which was waiting for him at the gate of Ofer Military Prison, saw an emaciated man who couldn't walk, supported by another man. | Both appeared exhausted, their shaggy hair and long beards making them look like they had come out of a grave. | Since October 7th, it has become co…

presstv.ir (2024-07-17). Torture, hunger, humiliation: Freed Palestinians recount Israeli jail conditions. presstv.ir The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has treated 13 people, including an elderly woman, who were released at the Kissufim checkpoint in central Gaza.

newarab (2024-07-17). Saudi activist held in Bulgaria announces hunger strike. newarab.com "I began an open-ended hunger strike on July 5 in protest of the Bulgarian authorities' violation of my human rights, European laws, and international treaties," Abd al-Rahman al-Khalidi told AFP. | He was speaking by phone from the detention centre in Sofia where he has been held for nearly three years. | He called on Bulgarian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally release" him. | "I will contin…

Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2024-07-17). Truth Dies: Uhuru 3 Trial May Set Dangerous Precedent For Free Speech. popularresistance.org On July 29, 2022, the FBI raided seven properties connected to the African People's Socialist Party/Uhuru Movement and fabricated charges against three prominent members: Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Jesse Nevel, Chair of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement, and Penny Hess, Chair of the African People's Solidarity Committee. They are facing up to 15 years in jail for speaking out against the proxy war in Ukraine. Their trial is currently scheduled for September 3. Clearing the FOG spoke with Penny Hess and Leonard Goodman, a criminal defense attorney with the Uhuru Legal Team. Mr. Goodman made the point that if this trial…

geo.tv (2024-07-17). This is the only thing that would make Joe Biden quit 2024 presidential race. geo.tv US President Joe Biden speaks at the 115th NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, July 16, 2024. — ReutersUnited States President Joe Biden has recently revealed the only thing that would make him drop out of the 2024 presidential race amid growing calls among Democrats for…

MEE staff (2024-07-17). Egypt: Six detainees die in one week at detention centre. middleeasteye.net Egypt: Six detainees die in one week at detention centre | Egyptian rights group says detainees suffered from 'suffocation' due to overcrowding and poor ventilation | Wed, 07/17/2024 – 12: 43 | Mohamed Farouk Hussein, aged 49, died on Monday after suffering from chest pains and breathlessness (Facebook) | Six detainees have…

Chauncey K. Robinson (2024-07-17). Biden at NAACP focuses on Trump's lies, voter suppression, white supremacy. peoplesworld.org LAS VEGAS, Nev.—On Tuesday morning, President Joe Biden addressed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) convention with a speech that rarely minced words regarding political violence, former president Donald Trump's continued lies, the plight of the Black community, and the high stakes for the upcoming presidential election. The president emphasized that …

(2024-07-17). Azerbaijan extends pretrial detentions of journalists facing currency charges. reuters.com

Hugo GABBERO (2024-07-17). Cambodia: Convictions and prison sentences of ten members of Mother Nature Cambodia. fidh.org

WSWS (2024-07-16). Growing numbers of protesters arrested and jailed in Australia. wsws.org So far, those punished have been mostly involved in climate change demonstrations, but precedents are being set for use against all forms of protest, including against the Gaza genocide.

Kevin Foster (2024-07-16). "Selective Outrage" Towards Israel. counterpunch.org The near century of oppression and occupation, massive waves of media coverage and the unprecedented damage Israel has done in its war all play a role in people's dissent. Even more so, frustration grows with the fact that the US could take immediate steps to stop this, but instead actively aids and abets a genocide.

Staff (2024-07-16). "Blank Check" for Genocide: Court Dismisses Palestinians' Case Against Biden Admin over Gaza War. democracynow.org A lawsuit led by Palestinians and Palestinian Americans that accused President Joe Biden and other top U.S. officials of enabling genocide in Gaza was rejected Monday by a federal appeals court, which upheld a lower court's dismissal of the lawsuit. The three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court ruled that courts cannot review the executive branch's decisions on foreign policy, even when there is a risk of breaking domestic and international law. We speak with Katherine Gallagher, senior staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, which helped represent the plaintiffs in the case. She sa…

newarab (2024-07-16). Israel waging 'war of revenge' on Palestinian prisoners: PA. newarab.com "Israel has been waging a war of revenge against prisoners within the walls of prisons an…

newarab (2024-07-16). Palestinian prisoner lost half his body weight in Israeli prison. newarab.com Like someone who emerged from a cave after an eternity, with deteriorating health and a dilapidated body, bodybuilding champion His family, which was waiting for him at the gate of Ofer Military Prison, saw an emaciated man who couldn't walk, supported by another man. | Both appeared exhausted, their shaggy hair and long beards making them look like they had come out of a grave. | Since October 7th, it has become co…

presstv.ir (2024-07-16). PEN America decries Israel's assault, detention of Palestinian author. presstv.ir PEN America has denounced the Israeli detention of Hanan Awwad, a Palestinian author and poet, in East al-Quds.

Emily Sanders, Truthout. (2024-07-16). Big Oil Is Pulling Out All The Stops To Block Lawsuits For Accountability. popularresistance.org In the face of mounting scrutiny from local, state, and federal officials, fossil fuel companies and their allies are deploying a range of tactics to obstruct ongoing lawsuits and investigations concerning evidence that the industry has misled the public about the harms it knew its products would cause to the climate, environment, and human health. | Far-right industry allies with ties to Chevron have mounted an "unprecedented" pressure campaign calling on the Supreme Court to stop a potentially historic climate deception lawsuit against oil majors from going to trial. Republican attorneys general are separately…

aljazeera (2024-07-16). Children 'tortured, abused' in El Salvador's prisons: Report. aljazeera.com More than 3,000 minors, many with 'no apparent connection to gangs', have been arbitrarily arrested, rights group says.

Agence France-Presse (2024-07-16). El Salvador children tortured, imprisoned and convicted of crime in gang crackdown: report. scmp.com Gang-busting President Nayib Bukele's government has rounded up more than 80,000 presumed gangsters, with children and teenagers accounting for some 3,000 of those, according to the HRW report.

noemail (2024-07-16). El Salvador's Children: Victims of Arbitrary Detention Amid Gang Crackdown. devdiscourse.com More than 60 children in El Salvador have been arbitrarily detained, tortured, and beaten since the government declared a state of emergency over two years ago to combat gangs, a report by the Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.

Leon Kunstenaar (2024-07-16). Netanyahu Convicted of Crimes Against Humanity. indybay.org Sentenced to prison for life…

WSWS (2024-07-16). Maruti Suzuki India workers jailed for life on frame-up murder charges speak to the WSWS. wsws.org The workers are the victims of a conspiracy involving the Japanese-based transnational automaker, the police, courts and the Haryana state and Indian Union governments. Their sole "crime" is to have challenged the brutal sweatshop conditions that prevail in India's globally-connected auto industry.

Hugo GABBERO (2024-07-16). Cambodia: Convictions and prison sentences of ten members of Mother Nature Cambodia. fidh.org

Reuters (2024-07-16). Peru's convict ex-president Alberto Fujimori, 85, aims to run again. scmp.com Fujimori, who governed with an iron fist and fled Peru amid corruption scandals and rights violations, was released from prison in December.

(2024-07-16). Azerbaijan extends pretrial detentions of journalists facing currency charges. reuters.com